Why is Ashley Judd campaigning everywhere but Kentucky?

Published March 27, 2013 1:46pm ET



THE DAILY CALLER — Ashley Judd continues to drop hints during speeches and events that she’s gearing up to run for the U.S. Senate.

But oddly, the liberal actress seems to be doing this everywhere but in Kentucky, the state where she acknowledges she might move to mount a campaign against Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Her recent public schedule baffles political observers who have talked with The Daily Caller, because it plays into one of her biggest weaknesses: While Judd was raised in the Bluegrass state, she currently lives in Tennessee, and hasn’t re-established her residency in Kentucky yet.

Those watching the race, therefore, are asking: Why isn’t Ashley Judd spending more time in Kentucky if she’s really serious about a run? 

“For someone who’s talking about running for Senate in Kentucky, you’d think she might show up there every once in awhile,” a Republican aide responded when TheDC asked about Judd’s recent public schedule.

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